A vegetation fire sparked near Lindbergh Field halted trolley service early Thursday.
Flames were reported at Kettner Boulevard near W Palm Street just before 4:30 a.m.
San Diego Fire-Rescue officials say crews arrived to find fire burning a structure close to the trolley tracks.
The fire began as a vegetation fire and then began to burn a building at the Budget rental car lot. The building suffered only external damage.
In order to fight the fire, trolley service had to be shut down from Little Italy to Middletown.
MTS offered bus service for those commuters needing to continue on to the Washington stop.
Trolley service resumed before 6 a.m.
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San Diego Gas & Electric shut power off to work on the power line that caught on fire. Customers without power were limited to Budget , one other building and part of the trolley line.
The utility said power should be restored by noon Thursday.
